Hepatitis G virus infection in drug users in Liverpool

Journal of Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 140-147

  Kennedy, N ^a,b,c   Tong, C Y W ^b   Beeching, N J ^a   Lamden, K ^a   Williams, H ^b   Mutton, K J ^b   Hart, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG USE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0031728321     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80168-0     Document Type: Article

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